Silver Republican Party

The Silver Republican Party was a splintergroup of the Republican Party that existed from 1896 to 1900, advocating for agrarianism and bimetallism. The party was concentrated in the American West, where silver mining was an important industry, and they supported the Democrat William Jennings Bryan over pro-gold standard Republican William McKinley in 1896. After 1900, most of its members rejoined the Republicans, but a minority joined the Democrats.